Garter



. 1,697,270 P. A. FISCHER GARTER Jan. 1, 1929.

Filed Nov. 14, 1925 Fig.

Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

f teeter-o {PHILIP A. FISCHER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.-

Application filed November 14, 1925. Serial No. 6 9,025.

This invention is a garter of the band or limb-encircling type. i

The garter of the frictional grip type, as distinguished from gartersprovided with studs or hooks or similar means for interengagementof theends of the gar-ten According to this invention, the two ends ofthegarter engage with each other slidably, and are adapted when'interengag'ed in .a particular way to grip each other frictionally witha force suiiicient to imposes restrictive compression. around the limbofthe wearer fOlllOldlIlg up the stocking.

More specifically, one-end of the garter is threaded through a.constricted notch: or opening inthe other end of the garter, and is thentuckedbetweenthe body ofthe garter and thelimbrof thewearer, therebybeing held frictionally against displacement.

The'garter is made of any. flexible ma -terial, preferably of cloth,having a rough surface texture, for increasing the frictional gripbetween the parts oftlie garter and between the garter and the limb ofthe wearer.

Wool is preferred, because of its rough surface; the fabric ispreferably woven or knitted to increase the roughness of the surface,all for increasing the frictional grip of the several parts of thegarter on each other, Y Preferably,

and on the limb of the wearer. the fabric is woven or knitted to havetransversely extending ribs or corrugations, still further toincrease.thefrictional grip.

The garter is preferably made entirely of cloth, although rubber ormetal parts may be used, ifdesired. It'is intended to be used on mens,womens and childrenshosiery, particularly golf hose.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 7 illustrating several preferredways of carrying out the invention, which drawings new be considered inan illustrative and not in a restrictive sense. 7

' Fig. 1 shows the garter as worn;

Fig. 2 shows another way of wearing the same type of garter;

Fig. 3-shows a modified form of'garter, as worn; x r 1 Fig. 4 showsanother wayof we'aring'the same general type of garter shown in Fig. 3;5 shows a modification where the garter is attached to the' hosie'r'yFig.1? shows anothermodification;

' wearer, as shown.

1 7 and 8 show modified details applimember 1, which is flexiblethroughout its length one end-of wh chi's provided with a retrictedopening '2, suitably 'reenforced, the extreme end being turned over asat 3, to prevent unraveling. The other end '4 ofthe elongated member 1is threaded throughthe opening 2. The opening 2 i'simade 'f'small enoughso that the end4 has to be folded and forced through it, wlier'eby'africtional grip is imposed on the 'end 4.

The extreme end '5 of the garter needsto be further held, and in Fig. 1it is held by being turned back and then tucked under the member 1,between the member l the limb of the wearer. This end engagesfrictionally on one side 'with the, inside of, the garter, and on theother side with the limb or clothing of the wearer. As mentioned above,the mat'erialof the'garter has a rough surface, forin'creafsingsuchfrictional engagement between the parts of the garter, and between theend of the garter and the limb or clothing of the wearer.

In Fig. 2 the free end 5 passes through the restricted openingQ asbefore and is then tucked under withoutbeing turned back, as

, shown. While in Figsal andQ'the free end of the garter isthreadedthroughthe open- 2 from the inside, evidently this could bereversed, and the free' end threaded through from'the o'utside and heldagainst the limb oft-he wearer by the body 1 of the garter. I j

In Fig. 3 videjd ,witha plurality of restrictedopenings 6, through whichthe free en'd4 oft-he garter is threaded 'and' then" tucked inunder thebody of the garter as shown. "In this figure the free end 4 is threadedthrough the openings 6 successively beginning fromithe outside In themodification shown in Figl 4,

the free end 4 is threaded through the openings 6 successively beginningfrom the inside, the extreme end 5 being between the body l-ofthegarterarrd the limb of the The 'ga Her she We a as ters-1 theelongated member 1 is prov in the drawings.

similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2; in this modification however,the garter is substantially permanently attached to the stocking 7 bystitching 8. Any of the forms shown could be sewed or otherwise attachedto the stocking, if desired, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The stockingillustrated in Fig. 5 is a golf stocking; in use the cuff 7 of thestocking is turneddown over the garter, as illus trated in dotted lines.The free end of the garter is here shown attached to the body 1 of thegarter by a pair of cooperating fasteners 5 and 5, here shown as studand socket fasteners of known type. Fasteners of this or any type couldbe used, if desired, with any of the forms of the garter, for securingthe free end of the garter, with or without tuckin under of the freeend.Usually, however, tie frictional grip is entirely suflicient securely tohold the garter in operative position.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the garter is provided with arestricted opening 2, as before. The other end of the garter is providedwith a restricted opening 10; the free end of the garter is threadedsuccessively through openings 2 and 10, and then tucked in underneaththe body. of the garter, as shown.

Instead of the restricted openings 2, 6 and 10, loops 11 or a tab 12provided with arestricted opening 13, the tab being sewed to the body ofthe garter by stitching 14:, could be used, all as clearly shown inFigs.

. 7 and 8.

Any of the garters could be provided with a decorative device 18; any ofthem could also be provided with. a hosiery engaging adjustable bysliding the free end of the garter through the restricted openings 2, 6,10, 11 or 13, as the case may be, to the desired circumference, the freeend being thereafter held, preferabl by tucking, as shown Feing afriction type garter, it is made of a material having a rough surfacetexture, preferably wool of rough weave or knit, and preferably woven orknittedwith transversely extending corrugations 19 for increasing thefriction While I have illustrated several ways of carrying out, myinvention, it should be understood that the invention is not to be holeformed through said strip near one end through which the other end ofthe strip is passed, whereby a frictional restraining force due to theinterengagement of the rough fibrous surfaces of the garter, is imposedon said other end, said other end, after passing through said opening,being further engaged with the strip of material for holding it, thegarter being entirely flexible throughout I 2. A- garter of the limbencircling type, comprising a strip of woolen material of rough fibroussurface texture, having a constricted opening at one end through whichthe other end of the strip is slidably threaded and Substantialfrictional holding force thus imposed on the end of the garter, the endof the strip, after passing through the constricted opening, being heldbetween the body of the garter and the limb of the wearer, thefrictional forces resulting from the interengagement of the roughfibrous surfaces of the garter with each other holding it in desiredposition without additional fastening devices.

3. A garter of the limb encircling type, comprising a strip of flatmaterial having a plurality of constricted openings near one end, theother end of the strip being slidably threadable through said openingsin succession, the material of the garter having a rough surface texturewhereby the frictional forces imposed on the end of the garter hold itin desired adjusted positions, the garter being flexible for its entirelength.

4. A garter of the limb encircling type,

comprising a strip of fiat material of rough fibrous surface texture,having a plurality of constricted openings near one end, the

other end of the strip being slidably threadable through said openingsin succession and thereafter held between the body of the garter and thelimb of the wearer, the frictional forces imposed by the constrictedopenings and the body'of the garter, supplemented by the interengagementof the rough fibrous surfaces of the garter with each other, serving tohold the garter in desired adjust-ed position, the garter being entirelyflexible throughout its length.

5. A garter of the limb encircling type, comprisin a strip of materialhaving a constricted hole formed through said strip near one end throughwhich the other end of the strip is slidably threaded, the constrictedhole imposing a substantial frictional grip on the end of the strip, theend of the strip, after passing through the constricted hole, being heldbetween the body of the garter and the limb of the wearer, the garterbeing entirely flexible throughout its length, and means for securingthe garter to the hosiery substantially permanently.

6.'A garter of the" limb encircling type,

comprising a strip of fiat material having a plurality of constrictedopenings therein, one end of the strip being siidably threadable throughsaid openings in succession,

. the material of the garter having a rough surface texture Whereb thefrictional forces imposed on said end 0 the garter hold it in thegarter, to the hosiery substantially per- 1 manently.

In testlmony whereof I my signature. 7

PHILIP A. FISCHER.

